Names Released in Brookings County Fatal Crash

What:    Two vehicle fatal crash
Where:  US Highway 14, mile marker 415, two miles east of Volga, SD 
When:   7:17 p.m., Friday, November 14, 2025

Driver 1: Eric John Henderson, 50-year-old male from Arlington, SD, fatal injuries
Vehicle 1: 2005 Chevrolet Impala
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Driver 2: Christopher Sipara, 20-year-old male from Brookings, SD, serious, non-life-threatening injuries
Vehicle 2: 2013 Ford Edge
Seat belt Used: Yes 

Brookings County, S.D.- One man died and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening two miles east of Volga, SD.

Preliminary crash information indicates Eric John Henderson, the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Impala, was traveling westbound on US 14 near mile marker 415 in the passing lane. At the same time, Christopher Sipara, the driver of a 2013 Ford Edge, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane. The vehicles collided head-on, coming to rest in the westbound lanes of US 14. 

Henderson was pronounced deceased at the scene. Sipara was transported to Brookings Hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. 

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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